Lahore, Pakistan- The Livestock and Dairy Development Department of Punjab, alongside the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore, organized an advisory meeting to discuss the development of Pakistan’s Dairy sector.
Secretary Livestock and Dairy Development Department Punjab, Capt.(Retd) Muhammad Mahmood presided over the meeting and exchanged technical inputs from stakeholders in order to develop new policies to enhance Pakistan’s dairy sector and livestock products for exports.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Talat Naseer Pasha, Syed Yawar Ali, President Buffalo Breeders Association Hajji Saeed Hassan Hotiana and a large number of stakeholders from public and private dairy sectors across Punjab, various academicians, researchers and Livestock Department officials attended this meeting.
Secretary Livestock, M. Mahmood stated that, the aim of this meeting was to provide a platform for all the stakeholders to create opportunities and further improve the quality of the current value chain, advising all associated personnel to formulate new ideas and resolve ongoing shortcomings of the sector.
He also expressed his desire to constitute a two task force, overlooking meat and dairy, respectively, which will regularly be monitored by the UVAS Vice Chancellor, Prof Dr. Talat Naseer Pasha.